The incremental diagnostic value of coronary flow reserve and left ventricular elastance during high-dose dipyridamole stress echocardiography in patients with normal wall motion at rest

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Sep 30;168(2):1683-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.03.076. Epub 2013 Apr 16.

Authors

Tonino Bombardini¹, Sonia Gherardi, Paolo Marraccini, Mathis Christian Schlueter, Rosa Sicari, Eugenio Picano

Affiliation

¹ CNR, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Pisa, Italy. Electronic address: bombardini@ifc.cnr.it.

PMID: 23601214
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.03.076

No abstract available

Keywords: Contractile reserve; Coronary disease; Regional blood flow; Stress echocardiography.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Blood Flow Velocity / drug effects
Blood Flow Velocity / physiology
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Artery Disease / physiopathology
Coronary Circulation / drug effects
Coronary Circulation / physiology*
Dipyridamole / administration & dosage*
Echocardiography, Stress / methods*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Rest / physiology
Vasodilator Agents / administration & dosage*
Ventricular Function, Left / drug effects
Ventricular Function, Left / physiology*

Substances

Vasodilator Agents
Dipyridamole